Guide to Economics Resources

The following is a selected list of resources for starting research in Economics. For further assistance, contact
Nancy Kaida
, Librarian.

 

Books / Media
Online Databases
Web sites

Books / Media

Find books / media at Northwest Vista College and other ACCD colleges.

You can check out books, CDs and videos / DVDs.They are all located in the west wing of the library.
You will need your student ID or a valid picture ID in order to check out materials.

Library Catalog  [ Search Tips ]
Search the NVC catalog for books, ebooks, CDs, and DVDs or search the collections of all ACCD libraries.

Other Options

WorldCat
Search the collections of libraries world-wide -- about 52,000,000 books. Ask a librarian for help in ordering materials.


Online Databases - Find Articles

The online databases give you access to thousands of scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and materials from books. Use your original PALS username and password to log in to the databases from off campus.
[ Off-Campus Access Tutorial ]

Academic OneFile - is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly.

Academic Search Complete
- contains full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. This scholarly collection offers information in computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. For search tips, click on the Help link in the right corner.

CQ Researcher - Covers current events. A printout of the ten-year index is available at the reference desk.

Facts.com - a broad database that brings together several reference sources: World News Digest, Facts on File, Reuters news (for the most recent 2 weeks), the World Almanac, Issues and Controversies and Today's Science.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - provides information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Student Research Center - A search interface designed specifically for secondary school students according to their needs and search abilities. Users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search or search databases through topic headings. For search tips, click on the Help link in the right corner.


Web Sites

CyberEconomics

EconData

Economic Research

Economagic: economic time series page

Economic Policy Institute

History of Economic Thought

Market Watch

Statistical Abstracts


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